, 1887-02-03
rFhE UNIVERSITY.

-Nr-HE-. -T.EE l-;T PROM J =. DESTsCS.
G=.a. IL EmcI that my article Of last
NeeA --1 hseu understood 10 contToyert
tho sta--lguts OF Ny. Weir a. to TIE
a.aga-s q -. Jgta.s to be made up in
Pc. Ea.--- "A and vicinity, desire to
slit Dlail1g hat there IS no such Dis
.-syr-cy. The terms are: $4,000 worth
oi llaI -s..cA may be located anywhere
IT. rezll.a Washington. except 50 acres
=Ll5h sas:-. lie on the Briggs LilD and
Ter r----.--I dol!a-z IL cash and build
+ making a total IF f,'y
III 4aiLass bonus. The eighty
-.--.. = course 20 be q Part ot tie
lar. c.. md are to be estimated at
t...I- .u.- and zeal value. OF cash ana
a.--. Ill. mt q dollar viii be carried iron
Tsr. L.s md, bu3 t&at amount viii X
"a. r- o. a1ouat Which shall be used
~ i.. +. .-aE.zte construction OF Il CO.
Ieel .u.-L5ag on the site On BriGE' Li.I.
TIE l.-.t .tler than The 50 scres viii Be
nssI !aF tie benefit Of tie institution,
50 zoou as i comes into market, and VIII
be invested in permanent investments il
Port Townsend. This Is in exact accord
with Mr.. Weir's statements, and is the
intent aud language Of the Conference.
JoHg Y. DEMsoN.
Following IS theresolution adopted
by the conference, exactly as it ap-
pears in the record, as proposed by
i. y. Deuison and Isaac Dillon:
Resolred. That the Briggs Ioca-
ton, TO consist OF not less than so
acres Of land, on the shore of Port
Townsend bay. about one and a half
niles westward from Port Townsend.
ne selected as the site ofthe proposed
university for western Washington.
under tho patronage OF the Puge.
Sound annual conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, condi-
toned On a bona fd bonus from the
citizens OF Port Townsend and yicin-
ity, amounting to at least $4,000 in
land, and $4,000 in coin or building
material.
Ne may be ptrdoned for referring
50 often + this subject, because it is
one Of supreme local Importance. II
all The cr5akers and discouraging
ones rii. manifest their real willing
ue== 20 .utribute anywhere near
h-i. ertionate amounts the
WI ,in cquired viii be raised
ya- church Is not and never
.rticularly anxious to 10
r.-- Il. ut has been besought by
u-. -,a .To to fail another loca-
j.ol ".- .-s q chosen quickly, If
f..-- -.a. E economy, and a mig
.-e-4.s- low policy prevails now
w. sit 10; only live to regret it but
% sac other and moro progressive
localities profit by our mistakes. It
seems Incredible that there should be
any citizens of Port Townsend WHO
would fail to appreciate this great
opportunity, or who should be suffi-
ciently non-proSressive to refuse or
neglect to DO liberal ahare to secure
the benefit.
The public meeting will be held
about tine middle of February, when
III i= nopea that a sree, fair and full
Glzsg-sign will disabuse the minds of
sons eho are III error. Il is not a
IL. -e- Ct ''gIying money and land to
tIa d-thJdists for them to speculate
upon as some seem to suppose.
The university will be incorporated
under tie laws Of the territory, and
-ot a dollars worth of the property
/ viii be used by the church or anyone,
other tbaa for the institution itself.
The church, instead of being q bene
ficiary in the transaction proposes 10
RAISE a hundred thousand dollar en-
dowment fund as a free gift to
the university, to make it self sus-
tanning. Moreover, the pupils of the
Institution will not be taught seetar-
ian ideas, but will have have absolute
/ freedom in that regarl Let us htsar
from other citizens, after the style oi
the Hammonds.